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7380451 Sheet information output apparatus, sheet processing apparatus and image forming apparatus  
A sheet information output apparatus comprising an application member for applying external force to a sheet, a receiving member in opposition to the application member for receiving the external...
7375806 Method for inspecting the quality criteria of flat textile structures embodied in a multi-layer form according to a contour  
The invention relates to a method for inspecting quality criteria of flat textile structures embodied in a multi-layer form according to a contour, in particular woven, stitched, knitted, sewn or...
7345756 Image-based fiber length measurements from tapered beards  
An image-based method and corresponding apparatus for measuring, in scientifically basic terms, the complete fiber length distribution from a tapered beard. The method may be referred to as length...
7230696 Calibration of instruments for measuring the permeability of a material  
A system that calibrates instruments for measuring the light or air permeability of a material, and includes a calibration target which can be used for calibration of either light-based or...
7224447 System and method for measuring the permeability of a material  
A system for measuring the permeability of a material includes a light source for illuminating the material, and a stray light sensor for detecting stray light traveling through the material from...
7164145 Measuring fiber orientation by detecting dispersion of polarized light  
An image-based technique that measures the orientation of fibers in a moving web of nonwoven material. At least four light spots on one side of the web are illuminated essentially simultaneously...
7031527 Automatic digitization of garment patterns  
The present invention relates to a system and method for digitizing shapes especially for garment styles by using image scanning techniques.
7006669 Machine vision method and apparatus for thresholding images of non-uniform materials  
Machine vision inspection methods and systems according to the invention take an average (or other statistical measure) of pixel values within neighborhoods or groups of pixels within an image. The...
6967721 Method and device for non-invasively optically determining bulk density and uniformity of web configured material during in-line processing  
Method and device for non-invasively optically determining bulk density and uniformity of web material during in-line processing, by measuring and analyzing light scattered by volume segments of...
6924892 Apparatus and a method of inspecting pieces of cloth  
A method and an apparatus for automatic inspection of flatly positioned pieces of cloth with a view to detecting impurities or other irregularities in pieces of cloth. The pieces of cloth are...
6920249 Method and measuring instrument for determining the position of an edge of a pattern element on a substrate  
A method and a measuring instrument for determining the position of an edge to be measured on a pattern on a substrate are described. A complete, nonlinear model intensity profile, which identifies...
6920235 Method and instrument for determining the distortion angles in textile fabrics or similar, whether fixed or in movement  
A method for determining the angles of oblique and arched distortion in a textile fabric, with the use of at least one optical detector with axes of symmetry orienated with respect to the fabric,...
6888635 Detection method and apparatus  
A method and apparatus for detecting fiducial marking on a material are disclosed. The fiducial marking is characterized by the ability to absorb light in a first wavelength range and to fluoresce...
6842532 Three dimensional measurement, evaluation and grading system for fabric/textile structure/garment appearance  
A method of three dimensional measurement, evaluation, and grading system for fabric/textile structure/garment appearance, based an values P and Q, is carried out using a fixed digital camera...
6809756 System for monitoring a process  
The invention relates to a method for monitoring a process. The image information received from cameras monitoring various positions of the process is stored in digital form and various cameras...
6784447 Vision system with reflective device for industrial parts  
A machine vision inspection system for industrial parts such as plastic molded caps or the like can reliably detect defects at very high inspection rates on the order of 1600 per minute of a...
6760102 Method and apparatus for continuous detection and localization of yarn defects in a yarn sheet traveling in a plane  
To detect yarn defects such as protruding filaments, broken filaments, ringers, fuzzballs, stripbacks and the like, a yarn sheet 9 traveling in a plane is scanned by light beams from at least two...
6753965 Defect detection system for quality assurance using automated visual inspection  
A defect detection method and system for the automated visual inspection of web materials is provided. The invention utilize real Gabor function (RGF) filters with a non-linear function for...
6744498 Method and device for the optical detection of foreign fibers and other impurities in a longitudinally traveling yarn  
Yarn impurities are detectable by a method and device wherein a first diameterdependent signal is obtained in a first measurement of a linearly traveling yarn, the intensity of the light for a...
6628379 Method and apparatus for inspection of rubber product  
A rubber product inspection method for inspecting internal flaws and/or surface defects of a vulcanized transparent or translucent rubber product includes: irradiating illumination light onto the...
6621915 Method and system inspecting on-line cotton web homogeneity by digital image processing  
The present invention disclosed a method and system inspecting cotton web homogeneity by a digital image processing technique, in particular, for an on-line cotton web homogeneity test. It uses...
6590663 Reflectometer  
A reflectometer, comprising an illuminator in a 45°/0° configuration with a light source formed by a lamp and an illuminator optic. Light emitted by the lamp is passed after reflection via a...
6566644 Optical fiber sorter system and method  
An optical fiber sorter system ( 10 ) includes a measurement system ( 14 ) operable to determine a measurement characteristic of an optical fiber. The system ( 10 ) also includes a guide system (...
6521906 Method and apparatus for measuring the distortion angle of a strip of textile, wherein a sensor array scans at progressively altered angles  
Method of measuring a distortion angle between the longitudinal extent of the weft threads or rows of stitches in a textile strip (T) that is being continuously transported in a transporting...
6384421 Vision system for industrial parts  
A machine vision inspection system for industrial parts such as plastic molded caps or the like can reliably detect defects at very high inspection rates on the order of 1600 per minute of a...
6369896 Method for visually inspecting textile garments, and a system for implementing said method  
The present invention concerns a method for visually inspecting tubular garments such as socks, sleeves, stockings, panties or the like. The article is loaded onto or unloaded from a support or...
6243166 Process and device for recognition of foreign bodies in fibre of predominantly textile fibres  
The invention relates to a method and a device for detecting impurities (F) in a fiber stream (1) of mainly textile fibers, wherein the fiber stream and at least one reference quantity (15) are...
6201602 Detection of foreign fibres and foreign materials based on an absorption measurement of light and corresponding detection method  
The present invention relates to a detector (1) of foreign fibres and to a corresponding detection method, which can be used for detecting foreign fibres and foreign materials in a measurement...
6064478 Method of and apparatus for automatic detection of three-dimensional defects in moving surfaces by means of color vision systems  
In a method of and an apparatus for detecting three-dimensional defects in he automatic inspection of moving surfaces by means of a color vision system the surface of a moving test specimen which...
6052182 Fiber quality monitor  
A fiber quality monitoring apparatus is constructed with a sample window for viewing a fiber sample. As the fiber sample passes the sample window, a bulb is strobed to produce a light pulse that is...
5926267 Process and device for detecting extraneous substances and extraneous fibers in a fibrous composite  
The invention relates to a process and a device for detecting extraneous substances and extraneous fibers in a fibrous composite. In order to detect extraneous substances and extraneous fibers, on...
5917591 Method of recognizing and evaluating foreign substances in a pneumatically conveyed fiber stream  
A method of processing fiber includes the following steps: removing fiber tufts from a series of fiber bales by a tuft removing device of a bale opener traveling along the bale series;...
5703688 Method and apparatus for inspecting and grading garments  
A garment inspecting and grading apparatus and methods of inspecting a garment are provided that preferably have a mounting member arranged to mount a garment thereon. A light emitter is...
5684598 Process for monitoring a moving yarn sheet and apparatus for the execution of this process  
Process for monitoring a moving yarn sheet by means of a light beam, photodetectors and an electronic analyzer, whereby the yarn sheet is guided via thread guide rods before and after the...
5646414 Method and apparatus for measuring distortion angle of weft in textiles  
A method and apparatus in which an optical system is reciprocally rotated by a constant angular speed motor, while the signal coming from the fabric weft is processed in time measured from the...
5642553 Imaging apparatus for scanning a clothed roll in a fiber processing machine and method  
A fiber processing apparatus includes a rotary roll carrying a clothing and having an axis and a length measured parallel to roll axis; and an imaging apparatus which has an illuminating device...
5533145 Continuous two dimensional monitoring of thin webs of textile materials  
An apparatus monitors a web of textile material which is also processed by a textile processing machine. The web is in motion relative to an imaging unit, and the imaging unit repetitively scans at...
5497235 Inspecting and grading apparatus for hosiery and method of inspecting same  
A hosiery inspecting and grading apparatus and a method of inspecting hosiery are provided that preferably has a boarding member arranged to mount a completed hosiery article thereon. The boarding...
5416593 Method for determining a distortion angle in a textile material and an apparatus for use therein  
To order to determine a distortion angle in a textile material fed in a specific feeding direction, the textile material is monitored by means of a first detection means, the output signal of which...
5224172 Cobwebbing detection device  
In a cobwebbing detection device of the type in which light illuminates the end surface of a package and a cobwebbed yarn is detected by photographing the end surface by a CCD camera, a cobwebbing...
5152600 Pattern light  
A portable illuminated light box is provided for the craft industry such that a pattern may be traced or painted on the fabric of a shirt of other garments. The light box includes a plurality of...
5150175 Optical imaging system for fabric seam detection  
A non-contacting optical imaging system for seam or other periodic pattern detection for a web of material such as a strip of fabric is disclosed in which a line scan camera is used to capture a...
5125034 Method and apparatus for analyzing fabric conditions  
A system for analyzing fabrics, knitted or woven, particularly to perform in-process analysis of stitch count or yarn count. A camera positioned over the fabric is exposed by means of a high speed...
5068799 System and method for detecting flaws in continuous web materials  
A method and apparatus for detecting flaws in continuous web material illuminated by a light source and optically scanned to produce a digitalized electronic image of said material. The digitized...
5046844 Apparatus for inspecting and hangering shirts  
An apparatus for inspecting and hangering an open-necked garment such as a shirt comprises an inspection station having a garment form in the shape of the shoulders of a shirt, and lighting...
4972326 Method and apparatus for recording a flaw in a fabric web  
Apparatus and a method records a flaw in a fabric web during a flaw inspection. The flaw is recorded by a mark placed on the fabric web along with the X- and Y-values of a system of points defining...
4953400 Method of measuring the yarn density of a woven fabric or the stitch density of a knit fabric for readjusting the production machine in question  
A method of measuring the yarn density of a woven fabric or the stitch density of a knitted fabric by recording a video image of the woven or knitted fabric to be examined by means of a video...
4900153 Optical surface inspection apparatus  
An optical surface inspection apparatus for material webs comprises an illuminating means (11) for generating a strip of light (12) on the surface (19) to be inspected and a light receiving means...
4890924 Process and apparatus for measuring the weft thread or course position of textile sheets  
The invention is a process and an apparatus for measuring the weft threads and draft angle for a continuously moving textile sheet. At least one long narrow section of the sheet is monitored by...
4874241 Apparatus for the inspection of tubular textile products  
An apparatus for the insepction of tubular fabric articles like pantyhose has a form constituted of bars which can spread the article over an illuminated table. The table is provided with a row of...
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